Roy Thinnes "The Invaders" 1. Broken English (2007)... Peter Andrews 2. Undone (2006) (completed) 3. Spectropia (2006) (completed) .... Franklin DeMott 4. "Conviction" .... Ralph Hanlon (1 episode, 2006) - Deliverance (2006) TV Episode .... Ralph Hanlon 5. The Eyes of Van Gogh (2005) .... Dr. Peyron 6. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" .... Curtis Johansen (1 episode, 2002) ... aka Law & Order: SVU (USA: promotional abbreviation) ... aka Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title) - Greed (2002) TV Episode .... Curtis Johansen 7. "Oz" .... Leader of Aryan Brotherhood (1 episode, 2002) - Good Intentions (2002) TV Episode .... Leader of Aryan Brotherhood 8. A Beautiful Mind (2001) .... Governor 9. "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" ....

Sheridan Beckworth (1 episode, 2001) ... aka Law & Order: CI (USA: promotional abbreviation) - The Faithful (2001) TV Episode .... Sheridan Beckworth 10. "The X Files" .... Jeremiah Smith (3 episodes, 1996-2001) ... aka The X-Files (USA) - This Is Not Happening (2001) TV Episode .... Jeremiah Smith - Herrenvolk (1996) TV Episode .... Jeremiah Smith - Talitha Cumi (1996) TV Episode .... Jeremiah Smith 11. "The Sopranos" .... Dr. Baumgartner (1 episode, 2000) - House Arrest (2000) TV Episode .... Dr. Baumgartner 12. "D.C." .... Fred Hamilton (1 episode, 2000) - Guns and Roses (2000) TV Episode .... Fred Hamilton 13. Bar Hopping (2000) (TV) .... Man with Cassandra 14. "Law & Order" .... D.A. Alfred Wentworth / ...

(3 episodes, 1990-1999) ... aka Law & Order Prime (USA: informal title) - Ramparts (1999) TV Episode .... Mr. Kushner - Terminal (1997) TV Episode .... Victor Panatti - Everybody's Favorite Bagman (1990) TV Episode .... D.A. Alfred Wentworth 15. "Players" (1 episode, 1997) - Con Job (1997) TV Episode 16. "Touched by an Angel" .... Senator Guy Hammond (1 episode, 1996) - Secret Service (1996) TV Episode .... Senator Guy Hammond 17. "Poltergeist: The Legacy" .... Clayton Wallace (1 episode, 1996) - The Crystal Scarab (1996) TV Episode .... Clayton Wallace 18. Terminal (1996) (TV) .... John Cabot ... aka Robin Cook's Terminal 19. The Invaders (1995) (TV) .... David Vincent 20. "Walker, Texas Ranger" ....

Colonel Dayton (1 episode, 1995) - Case Closed (1995) TV Episode .... Colonel Dayton 21. Stormy Weathers (1992) (TV) .... Andrew Chase 22. Lady Against the Odds (1992) (TV) 23. "P.S.I. Luv U" .... Larry Benton (1 episode, 1991) - The Honeymooners (1991) TV Episode .... Larry Benton 24. "FBI: The Untold Stories" (1 episode) - D.B. Cooper/McCoy (????) TV Episode 25. An Inconvenient Woman (1991) (TV) .... Sims Lord 26. "Dark Shadows" .... Rev. Trask / ... (11 episodes, 1991) ... aka Dark Shadows Revival (USA: video box title) - Episode #1.12 (1991) TV Episode .... Roger Collins/Rev. Trask - Episode #1.11 (1991) TV Episode .... Roger Collins/Rev.

Trask - Episode #1.10 (1991) TV Episode .... Roger Collins/Rev. Trask - Episode #1.9 (1991) TV Episode .... Roger Collins/Rev. Trask - Episode #1.8 (1991) TV Episode .... Roger Collins/Rev. Trask (6 more) 27. "Murder, She Wrote" .... J. K. Davern / ... (3 episodes, 1985-1991) - The Taxman Cometh (1991) TV Episode .... J. K. Davern - Trouble in Eden (1987) TV Episode .... Sheriff Landry - Dead Heat (1985) TV Episode .... Lt. Ted Misko 28. "War of the Worlds" .... Van Order (1 episode, 1990) ... aka War of the Worlds: The Second Invasion (USA: second season title) - Video Messiah (1990) TV Episode .... Van Order 29. Blue Bayou (1990) (TV) .... Barry Fontenot 30. Dark Shadows (1990) (TV) ....

Roger Collins 31. Dark Holiday (1989) (TV) .... Jimmy ... aka Passport to Terror 32. Rush Week (1989) .... Dean Grail 33. Mind Benders (1987) .... Principal Borden ... aka Alien High (USA: cable TV title) ... aka Invasion of the Mindbenders (USA: video box title) 34. "Highway to Heaven" .... Howard Sellers (1 episode, 1986) - Oh Lucky Man (1986) TV Episode .... Howard Sellers 35. "One Life to Live" (1968) TV Series .... Alex Coronol (aka Alex Crown) (1984-1985) / ... (unknown episodes, 1992-1995) 36. "The Love Boat" (1 episode, 1984) - Country Blues/A Matter of Taste/Frat Brothers Forever (1984) TV Episode 37. "Hotel" .... John White (1 episode, 1984) ... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel - Memories (1984) TV Episode ....

John White 38. "Falcon Crest" .... Nick Hogan (20 episodes, 1982-1983) - Penumbra (1983) TV Episode .... Nick Hogan - Climax (1983) TV Episode .... Nick Hogan - Maelstrom (1983) TV Episode .... Nick Hogan - Ultimatums (1983) TV Episode .... Nick Hogan - The Odyssey (1983) TV Episode .... Nick Hogan (15 more) 39. Sizzle (1981) (TV) .... Wheeler 40. Scruples (1981) (TV) .... Hall 41. Freedom (1981) (TV) .... Michael 42. "From Here to Eternity" (1980) TV Series .... Capt. Maj. Dana Holmes 43. Return of the Mod Squad (1979) (TV) .... Dan 44. "From Here to Eternity" (1979) (mini) TV Series .... Capt. Dana Holmes 45. Stone (1979) (TV) ....

Detective Cliff Bell 46. "Battlestar Galactica" .... Croft (2 episodes, 1978) - Gun on Ice Planet Zero: Part 2 (1978) TV Episode .... Croft - Gun on Ice Planet Zero: Part 1 (1978) TV Episode .... Croft 47. Code Name: Diamond Head (1977) (TV) .... Johnny Paul 48. Secrets (1977) (TV) .... Herb Fleming 49. The Hindenburg (1975) .... Martin Vogel 50. Airport 1975 (1974) .... Urias 51. Death Race (1973) (TV) .... Arnold McMillan ... aka State of Division (USA) 52. Satan's School for Girls (1973) (TV) .... Dr. Joseph Clampett 53. Charley One-Eye (1973) .... The Indian 54. The Norliss Tapes (1973) (TV) .... David Norliss 55.

The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973) (TV) .... Alan O'Neill 56. The Manhunter (1972) (TV) .... David Farrow 57. Black Noon (1971) (TV) .... Reverend John Keyes 58. "The Psychiatrist" .... Dr. James Whitman (2 episodes, 1971) - Par for the Course (1971) TV Episode - The Private World of Martin Dalton (1971) TV Episode 59. The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children (1970) (TV) .... Dr. James Whitman ... aka Children of the Lotus Eater (USA) 60. The Other Man (1970) (TV) .... Johnny Brant 61. Doppelgänger (1969) .... Colonel Glenn Ross ... aka Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (USA) 62. "The Invaders" .... David Vincent (43 episodes, 1967-1968) - Inquisition (1968) TV Episode ....

David Vincent - The Life Seekers (1968) TV Episode .... David Vincent - The Pursued (1968) TV Episode .... David Vincent - The Vise (1968) TV Episode .... David Vincent - The Peacemaker (1968) TV Episode .... David Vincent (38 more) 63. "The Fugitive" .... Carl Crandall (1 episode, 1966) - Wine Is a Traitor (1966) TV Episode .... Carl Crandall 64. "Twelve O'Clock High" .... Capt. Pridie / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1966) - A Distant Cry (1966) TV Episode .... Capt. Pridie - In Search of My Enemy (1965) TV Episode .... Maj. Hays 65. "The F.B.I." .... Larry Drake (1 episode, 1966) - The Escape (1966) TV Episode .... Larry Drake 66. "The Long, Hot Summer" ....

Ben Quick (26 episodes, 1965-1966) - Man with Two Faces (1966) TV Episode .... Ben Quick - Carlotta, Come Home (1966) TV Episode .... Ben Quick - Crisis (1966) TV Episode .... Ben Quick - Blaze of Glory (1966) TV Episode .... Ben Quick - Reunion - Italian Style (1966) TV Episode .... Ben Quick (21 more) 67. "The Reporter" .... Detective Lieutenant Lee Roberts / ... (2 episodes, 1964) - The Lost Lady Blues (1964) TV Episode .... Detective Lieutenant Lee Roberts - Murder by Scandal (1964) TV Episode .... Roberts 68. "General Hospital" (1963) TV Series .... Dr. Phil Brewer #1 (1963-1966) (original cast) (unknown episodes) 69. "Gunsmoke" .... Ab Singleton / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963) ... aka Gun Law (UK) ...

aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title) - Jeb (1963) TV Episode .... Ab Singleton - False Front (1962) TV Episode .... Harry 70. "The Eleventh Hour" .... David Dunlear (1 episode, 1963) - Something Crazy's Going on in the Back Room (1963) TV Episode .... David Dunlear 71. "The Untouchables" .... Denny Brannon / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963) - An Eye for an Eye (1963) TV Episode .... Red Thomas - A Fist of Five (1962) TV Episode .... Denny Brannon 72. "Peter Gunn" .... Roy Davidson (1 episode, 1958) - The Man with the Scar (1958) TV Episode .... Roy Davidson 73. "Cavalcade of America" .... Arsonist (1 episode, 1957) ... aka DuPont Presents the Cavalcade Theatre (USA: fourth season title) ... aka DuPont Theater (USA: fifth season title) - Chicago 2-1-2 (1957) TV Episode ....

Arsonist Filmography as: Actor, Self, Archive Footage Self - filmography 1. Intimate Portrait: Erika Slezak (2002) (TV) .... Himself 2. "One Life to Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002) - Episode dated 14 May 2002 (2002) TV Episode .... Himself Filmography as: Actor, Self, Archive Footage Archive Footage Roy Thinnes - TV Celebrities - ShareTV [Complete List] BIOGRAPHY: Roy was born April 6, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois. During his formative years, Roy had wanted to become a doctor or football player - or, if one wants to believe his early press releases, both. He started in show business at a radio station, where he did everything: engineering, DJ shows, news and dramatizations. That led to an interest in acting in general. When he left the Army he went to New York and then to California, where he started working in episodes of TV shows.

Having made his professional acting debut as a teen-aged firebug in a 1957 pilot for the never-sold TV series "Chicago 212", Thinnes spent several lean years "between engagements," working as a hotel clerk, vitamin salesman and copy boy to Chicago columnist Irv Kupcinet. His first regular TV work was as Phil Brewer on the daytime soap opera "General Hospital" (1963); during this period, the young actor became the television equivalent of a matin�e idol, sparking a barrage of protest mail when he briefly left GH in pursuit of other acting jobs. Aggressively campaigning for the starring role of Ben Quick on the 1965 weekly TV version of the 1958 film "The Long, Hot Summer" (1965), Thinnes won the part, as well as a whole new crop of adoring female fans. While "Summer" was unsuccessful, Thinnes enjoyed a longer run as David Vincent on the Fugitive-like sci-fi series "The Invaders" (1967).

Success with this popular sci-fi also led to marriage to first wife Lynn Loring, who acted with him in the show as well as in the movie Doppelg�nger (1969) [aka Journey To The Far Side Of The Sun]; she is now a CBS film executive. They parted in 1984. Though he'd occasionally show up in such theatrical features as The Hindenburg (1975), Airport 1975 (1974) and Blue Bayou (1990) (TV), Thinnes has remained essentially a TV star. Among his post-Invaders TV-series roles was Dr. James Whitman on "The Psychiatrist" (1971), Capt (and later Major) Holms on "From Here to Eternity" (1980), Nick Hogan on "Falcon Crest" (1981) (who, in 1983, married Victoria Gioberti [Jamie Rose] in a highly-rated ceremony), and the dual role of Roger Collins and Reverend Trask in the 1991 prime-time revival of "Dark Shadows" (1991).

Roy's more recent appearances on the "The X Files" (1993) put him back in the forefront. He revived his role as the enigmatic alien Jeremiah Smith, a turnabout role Chris Carter renewed for Roy in the February 25, 2001 episode (#8.14) of The X-Files, called "This Can't Be Happening." TRIVIA: Best known as architect David Vincent in the 1960s cult television series, _"The Invaders" (1967)_ (qv). He appeared in the more recent mini-series movie by that same title as that same character. Was originally hired to play Arthur Adamson in Sir 'Alfred Hitchcock (I)' (qv)'s last movie, _Family Plot (1976)_ (qv), but the legendary director was dissatisfied with his performance and fired him one month into the filming. He was replaced by 'William Devane' (qv). Thinnes still appears in several existing publicity stills from the production. Related sites for this celeb The Invaders (TV Series 1967–1968) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title.

Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error David Vincent, an architect returning home after a hard, hard, day parks his car in an old ghost town in order to rest for a while before continuing on home. Suddenly, in the middle of the ... See full summary » Creator: The aliens take David Vincent up into their spaceship and then attempt to prove they have nothing but peaceful intentions by showing him what they've done to a desert valley. But all is not what it ... 8.6 A series of mischances leads an alien to kill a human doctor, and get arrested in the small town of Carterville, Wyoming. His alien friends bungle his rescue, and the entire town sees him go up in ... 8.5 Courier Tom Jessup loses track of a briefcase containing something vital: spores. These organisms, properly nourished, will grow into aliens able to tolerate Earth's high oxygen content. Through ...

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Stars: Robert Wagner, Fred Astaire, Malachi Throne Edit Storyline David Vincent, an architect returning home after a hard, hard, day parks his car in an old ghost town in order to rest for a while before continuing on home. Suddenly, in the middle of the night, something wakes him: a strange object, nonhuman, that is landing in front of his eyes. From this moment he will be trying to persuade a skeptical world that the invasion of our planet is going on, that the nightmare has begun... Written by Luis Carvacho <lcarvach@lascar.puc.cl> Now, Others Believe Him ... But Will It Be Too Late? [Season Two] See more » Genres: 10 January 1967 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia Some Invaders could be identified by what David Vincent calls a "deformed fourth finger". Technically, the finger is not deformed, but immobile, always sticking out. There are hints dropped from the beginning that the aliens are correcting this problem so that not all invaders have it. Toward the end of the second year they seem to have eliminated the defect altogether.

See more » Goofs Often, when the UFO is on the ground, no shadow is visible for certain sections of the ship, yet others cast a shadow, indicating part of the ship was already filmed and was blue-screened in later. See more » Quotes [opening narration] Narrator : The Invaders: alien beings from a dying planet. Their destination: the Earth. Their purpose: to make it *their* world. David Vincent has seen them. For him, it began one lost night on a lonely country road, looking for a shortcut that he never found. It began with a closed deserted diner, and a man too long without sleep to continue his journey. It began with the landing of a craft from another galaxy. Now, David Vincent knows that the Invaders are here, that they have taken ... Roy Thinnes "The Invaders" Roy Thinnes bio (written and compiled by James Finch ) Roy was born April 6, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois. During his formative years, Roy had a desire to become a doctor or football player - or, if one wants to believe his early press releases, both.

He started in show business at a radio station, where he did everything: engineering, DJ shows, news and dramatizations. That led to an interest in acting in general. When he left the Army he went to New York and then to California, where he started working in episodes of TV shows. Having made his professional acting debut as a teen-aged firebug in a 1957 pilot for the never-sold TV series "Chicago 212", Thinnes spent several lean years "between engagements," working as a hotel clerk, vitamin salesman and copy boy to Chicago columnist Irv Kupcinet. His first regular TV work was as Phil Brewer on the daytime soap opera "General Hospital" (1963); during this period, the young actor became the television equivalent of a matinée idol, sparking a barrage of protest mail when he briefly left GH in pursuit of other acting jobs. Aggressively campaigning for the starring role of Ben Quick on the 1965 weekly TV version of the 1958 film "The Long, Hot Summer" (1965), Thinnes won the part, as well as a whole new crop of adoring female fans.

While "Summer" was unsuccessful, Thinnes enjoyed a longer run as David Vincent on the Fugitive-like sci-fi series "The Invaders" (1967). The Invaders also spawned a comic book series in 1967, which ran for 1 year (4 issues) and is a hot collectible, often going for up to a hundred dollars each on the auction circuit. The Invaders TV show property is currently owned by Paramount/CBS-TV and fans have avidly written them requesting a legal DVD release of the series’ 43 episodes. The Invaders ran from Jan. 10, 1967 (as a mid-season replacement for two failed comedies) to March 26, 1968 on ABC-TV. Success with the Invaders in 1967 led to marriage to first wife Lynn Loring, who acted with him in the show as well as in the movie Doppelgänger (1969) [aka Journey To The Far Side Of The Sun]; she is now a CBS film executive. They parted in 1984.

Though he'd occasionally show up in such theatrical features as The Hindenburg (1975), Airport 1975 (1974) and Blue Bayou (1990) (TV), Thinnes has remained essentially a TV star. Among his post-Invaders TV-series roles was Dr. James Whitman on "The Psychiatrist" (1971), Capt (and later Major) Holms on "From Here to Eternity" (1980), Nick Hogan on "Falcon Crest" (1981) (who, in 1983, married Victoria Gioberti [Jamie Rose] in a highly-rated ceremony), and the dual role of Roger Collins and Reverend Trask in the 1991 prime-time revival of "Dark Shadows" (1991). Roy's more recent appearances on the "The X Files" (1993) put him back in the forefront. He appeared in two episodes in the 1990s.

He revived his role as the enigmatic alien Jeremiah Smith, a turnabout role Chris Carter renewed for Roy in the February 25, 2001 episode (#8.14) of The X-Files, called "This Can't Be Happening." Roy continues to appear in Television and theatrical films, most recently in Undone, Spectropia and Leadcatcher, as well as a guest starring role in ï¿½Convictionï¿½ (2006). He has been a frequent guest star on the various incarnations of ï¿½Law & Orderï¿½. Roy has a background in stage as well, appearing in many plays, both as an actor and director. He is also known as an avid graphic artist, with gallery showings in Texas, California and other areas over the past few years. Coming soon: a website for Roy's Art! A recent self portrait He occasionally appears at science fiction conventions to talk about his favorite TV role, as star of ï¿½The Invadersï¿½ (1967), which remains a cult classic having celebrated itï¿½s 40th anniversary in 2007.

The Invaders, starring Roy Thinnes as David Vincent THE INVADERS & ROY THINNES The Invaders - A Quinn Martin Production. Starring Roy Thinnes as architect David Vincent. The Invaders - Alien beings from a dying planet. Their destination - The Earth. Their purpose - To make it their world. David Vincent has seen them - For him it began one lost night on a lonely country road, looking for a short-cut that he never found. It began with a closed deserted diner...and a man too long without sleep to continue his journey. It began with the landing of a craft from another galaxy. Now, David Vincent knows the Invaders are here, that they have taken human form. Somehow he must convince a disbelieving world that the nightmare has already begun. Roy Thinnes proved to be the perfect leading man for this late Sixties sci-fi series that has grown in stature since its untimely demise in March 1968. His good versus evil battle was played out in forty-three episodes but without a conclusion, when the series ended abruptly as low rating figures convinced ABC to axe the show.

However, the series was the first of its kind to deal with alien invasion and acted as the forerunner of future tv series such as V, War of the Worlds and The X-Files (in which Roy Thinnes guested). Initially, no-one believed Thinnes' character, David Vincent, of the existence of aliens from another planet who masked themselves in human form and were virtually undetectable (apart from their crooked fourth finger, lack of a pulse and emotion and their incineration upon death), until he meets 'The Believers' headed by industrialist Edgar Scoville (Kent Smith), who too are aware of the aliens and enlist his help to expose and destroy them. Vincent's efforts to obtain evidence of the alien's existence invariably ended in failure or would incite the aliens to attempt to silence him forever. It's classic sci-fi from the Sixties with entertaining though predictable storylines mixed in with a few cheesy plots that has developed a cult following in later years. Thinnes played a sympathetic hero, though single-minded and intense in his one-man crusade to unmask the evil aliens to a disbelieving public and the authorities.

The series enjoyed special guest appearances from some top names at the time including Roddy McDowall, Jack Lord, Gene Hackman and the gorgeous Suzanne Pleshette, my personal favourite. Pleshette, much in-demand for film and tv roles including teacher Annie Hayworth in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds in 1963, played an alien-stripper Vikki in the fourth episode, The Mutation and Anne Gibbs in the penultimate episode, the Pursued. The series creator was Larry Cohen and Dominic Frontiere composed the haunting theme music. The Invaders is re-played on British television from time to time - make sure you catch it next time around. THE INVADERS - EPISODE LISTING Season 1 [January - June 1967] Episode Number : Title : special guest stars 1 Beachead* 2 The Experiment* - Roddy McDowall 3 The Mutation* - Suzanne Pleshette 4 The Leeches* Roy Thinnes - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia I Live my life to the Fullest!!! coz you know you only get one !!!

Roy Thinnes Education Los Angeles City College Years active 1957–present Spouse Stephanie Batailler (m. 2005), Lynn Loring (m. 1967–1984), Barbara Ainslee (m. 1962–1967) Children Christopher Dylan Thinnes, Casey Thinnes Movies and TV shows The Invaders, Journey to the Far Side of th, The Norliss Tapes, The Hindenburg, A Beautiful Mind Similar People Lynn Loring, Robert Parrish, Dan Curtis, Jack Smight, Susan Oliver Interview with roy thinnes actor july 11th 2012 Sponsored Links Roy Thinnes (born April 6, 1938) is an American television and film actor best known for his portrayal of lonely hero David Vincent in the ABC 1967-68 television series The Invaders. He also played Alfred Wentworth in the pilot episode of Law & Order. He starred in the 1969 British science fiction film, Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (also known as Doppelganger).

The invaders roy thinnes talks about 67th birthday party liberation brew tv Early life and career Thinnes was born in Chicago and educated at Los Angeles City College. His first primetime role was as a brother to ex-cop Lee Marvin in a 1964 episode of The Untouchables, called "A Fist of Five". Later he appeared as Ben Quick in the short-lived 1965-66 television series The Long Hot Summer, which ran on ABC. During its run he received around 1,500 letters a week from lovelorn women and appeared on the cover of TV Guide (April 9–15, 1966 issue) for his one and only time to date. The TV series The Invaders soon followed, with Thinnes playing an architect named David Vincent who accidentally witnesses the arrival of aliens from another planet and wages a seemingly hopeless one-man campaign against them. The series became a cult classic, leading to other 'aliens vs earthlings' films and TV shows. Another short-lived series in which Thinnes starred was in the lead role on The Psychiatrist as Dr. James Whitman.

In 1963, Thinnes guest starred as David Dunlear in the episode "Something Crazy's Going On in the Back Room" of The Eleventh Hour. In 1964, he appeared twice in episodes "Murder by Scandal" and the "Lost Lady Blues" of the 13-episode CBS drama The Reporter starring Harry Guardino as journalist Danny Taylor of the fictitious New York Globe newspaper. Thinnes also appeared as a guest star on Twelve O'Clock High, becoming a casualty of war while commanding a B-17 on a dangerous mission. He appeared as intrepid writer and investigator of the supernatural David Norliss in 1973's The Norliss Tapes, a pilot for an unproduced TV series, and played a suspicious schoolmaster in the TV movie Satan's School for Girls with Kate Jackson. He also appeared in the disaster films Airport 1975 as the co-pilot, and The Hindenburg as a sadistic SS captain. Thinnes was cast in Alfred Hitchcock's 1976 film Family Plot in the role of nefarious jeweler Arthur Adamson when Hitchcock's first choice, William Devane, was unavailable.

Thinnes had already shot several scenes for the film when Devane suddenly became available. Hitchcock fired Thinnes and re-shot all of his scenes. Thinnes confronted Hitchcock in a restaurant and asked the director why he was fired. Flabbergasted, Hitchcock simply looked at Thinnes until the actor left. Some shots of Thinnes as the character (from behind) remain in the film. Sponsored Links During the 1982-1983 season, Thinnes appeared as Nick Hogan in 35 episodes of Falcon Crest starring Jane Wyman. Thinnes thereafter played Roger Collins in the 1991 revival of TV's Dark Shadows. He also appeared on General Hospital as Phil Brewer from 1963 to 1965, in the 1979 miniseries From Here to Eternity as the husband of Natalie Wood, on One Life to Live as Alex Crown from 1984 to 1985, and as Sloan Carpenter from 1992 to 1995.

He also played a lead role in "The Final Chapter," the first episode of the 1977 series Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (known in the United Kingdom as Twist in the Tale), and in "The Crystal Scarab", a first-season episode of Poltergeist: The Legacy in 1996. Thinnes was once considered by Paramount for the part of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation. He also appeared in the 1988 pilot episode of Law & Order, "Everybody's Favorite Bagman", as District Attorney Alfred Wentworth. By the time the show was picked up in 1990, however, Thinnes was contractually obligated to another TV series, and so his character was replaced with D.A. Adam Schiff, played by Steven Hill. Thinnes made two appearances in The X-Files as Jeremiah Smith, an alien rebel with healing and shape-shifting abilities. Thinnes also appeared in the 1995 TV mini-series The Invaders starring Scott Bakula, in which he returned as a much older David Vincent. Thinnes twice appeared on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live playing two different characters.

From 1984-1985, he played the role of "Alex Crown" and from 1992–1995, he played the role of "Gen. Sloan Carpenter". During both of his stints on the show, his characters became a father-in-law to the same character, Cassie Callison. In 2005, Thinnes co-starred as Dr. Theophile Peyron in the movie The Eyes Of Van Gogh. The film concerns Vincent van Gogh (played by Alexander Barnett, who also wrote and directed) and his voluntary stay in an insane asylum. The movie focuses on Van Gogh's relationships with Dr. Peyron, as well as fellow Expressionist Paul Gauguin, and his brother, Theo. Thinnes recently provided audio commentary for the official DVD releases of The Invaders. Personal life Thinnes was married to actress Lynn Loring from 1967 to 1984. In 1969, Loring gave birth to their son, Christopher Dylan Thinnes. In 2005, Thinnes married film editor Stephanie Batailler.

Filmography The Invaders (Television) January 10, 1967 to March 26, 1968 Doppelganger (1969) Hollywood Show - Celebrity Autographs Signing Convention - Chicago Event - One of the best things to do in Chicago Next Roy Thinnes an American television and film actor best known for his portrayal of lonely hero David Vincent in the ABC 1967-68 television series The Invaders. He also played Alfred Wentworth in the pilot episode of Law & Order. He starred in the 1969 British science fiction film, Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (also known as DoppelgÃ¤nger). Thinnes was born in Chicago, Illinois, and was educated at Los Angeles City College. His first primetime role was as Ben Quick in the short-lived 1965-66 television series The Long Hot Summer, which ran on ABC. During its run he received around 1,500 letters a week from lovelorn women and appeared on the cover of TV Guide (April 9â15, 1966 issue) for his one and only time to date.

The TV series The Invaders soon followed, with Thinnes playing David Vincent, who witnesses the arrival of aliens from another planet and wages a lone fight with them. The series became a cult classic, leading to other 'aliens vs earthlings' films and TV shows. Another short-lived series in which Thinnes starred was The Psychiatrist, in the title role of the unconventional psychiatrist, Dr. James Whitman. The pilot for the series, a TV movie called The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children (also known as The Psychiatrist: Children of the Lotus Eaters) co-starred Pete Duel in the role of Casey Poe, a former drug addict and patient of Whitman. In 1963, he guest starred as David Dunlear in the episode "Something Crazy's Going On in the Back Room" of the NBC medical drama about psychiatry, The Eleventh Hour. In 1964, he appeared twice in episodes "Murder by Scandal" and the "Lost Lady Blues" of the 13-episode CBS drama The Reporter starring Harry Guardino as journalist Danny Taylor of the fictitious New York Globe newspaper.

He appeared as intrepid writer and investigator of the supernatural David Norliss in 1973's The Norliss Tapes, a pilot for an unproduced TV series. He also played a suspicious schoolmaster in the TV movie Satan's School for Girls with Kate Jackson. Thinnes was cast in Alfred Hitchcock's 1976 film Family Plot in the role of nefarious jeweler Arthur Adamson when Hitchcock's first choice, William Devane, was unavailable. Thinnes had already shot several scenes for the film when Devane suddenly became available. Hitchcock fired Thinnes and re-shot all of his scenes. Thinnes confronted Hitchcock in a restaurant and asked the director why he was fired. Flabbergasted, Hitchcock simply looked at Thinnes until the actor left. Some shots of Thinnes as the character (from behind) remain in the film Thinnes as Phil Brewer with John Beradino in General Hospital, 1964. During the 1982-1983 season, Thinnes appeared as Nick Hogan in thirty-five episodes of the hit CBS prime time soap opera Falcon Crest starring Jane Wyman.

Thinnes thereafter played Roger Collins in the 1991 revival of TV's Dark Shadows. He also appeared on General Hospital as Phil Brewer from 1963 to 1966, on One Life to Live as Alex Crown from 1984 to 1985, and as Sloan Carpenter from 1992 to 1995. He also played a lead role in "The Crystal Scarab", a first season episode of Poltergeist: The Legacy in 1996. Thinnes was once considered by Paramount for the part of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation. As well, Thinnes made two appearances in The X-Files as Jeremiah Smith, an alien rebel with healing and shape-shifting abilities. His character initially appears in a two-part arc-narrative, the first of which closes Season Three ("Talitha Cumi" [1996], and the second of which opens Season Four ("Herrenvolk" [1996] ). Thinnes's second appearance was in Season Eight, Episode 14 ("This Is Not Happening" [2001]).

Thinnes also appeared in the three-hour, 1995 TV mini-series The Invaders starring Scott Bakula, in which he returned as a much older David Vincent. Thinnes twice appeared on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live playing two different characters. From 1984-1985, he played the role of "Alex Crown" and from 1992â1995, he played the role of "Gen. Sloan Carpenter." During both of his stints on the show, his characters became a father-in-law to the same character, "Cassie Callison", then he died. In 2005, Thinnes co-starred as Dr. Theophile Peyron in the movie "The Eyes Of Van Gogh." The film concerns Vincent Van Gogh (played by Alexander Barnett, who also wrote and directed) and his voluntary stay in an insane asylum. The movie focuses on Van Gogh's relationships with Dr. Peyron, as well as fellow Expressionist, Paul Gauguin, and his brother, Theo.

Question: What was Roy Thinnes' character name in 'The Invaders'?
Answer: 'DAVID VINCENT'